gei1 dau3機竇机窦
Jyutpinggei1 dau3
Yalegēi dau
Definition
An amusement arcade; a place with arcade game machines.
colloquialplaces
How it's used
Refers specifically to the classic, often dimly lit venues filled with coin-operated arcade cabinets. While modern gaming centers in shopping malls might be called 電子遊戲機中心, the term carries a nostalgic, slightly gritty connotation associated with 1990s and early 2000s youth culture.
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gaan1間gānExamples
Let's go to the arcade to play games after school.
Do you know where there is an arcade?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with a modern console gaming lounge or an internet cafe, which are typically referred to as 網吧.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
